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Visually Based Characterization of the Incipient Particle Motion in Regular Substrates: From Laminar to Turbulent Conditions
Published on: February 22, 2018
Effect of boundary slip and surface charge on the pressure-driven flow
1Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics (NLB(2)), The Ohio State University, 201 W. 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1142, USA; School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China.
Abstract:
Drag reduction in micro/nanofluidic systems is an important issue. The effect of boundary slip and electrical double layer (EDL) induced by surface charge on the pressure-driven flow in a micro/nanochannel has been widely studied. However, change in electrical conductivity as a result of ionic redistribution caused by surface charge, which can affect the EDL-induced electrical force exerted on the flow, is often neglected. In addition, the effect of surface charge on the slip length is not considered. In this work, a model incorporating the effect of surface charge on electrical conductivity and slip length was developed to investigate the effect of boundary slip and EDL induced by surface charge on the volumetric flow rate and skin friction coefficient. The underlying mechanisms for the results regarding the effect of slip and surface charge on the flow were analyzed.
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